One person dead in five-vehicle wreck on Interstate 20/59

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Aug 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Alabama State Troopers have released the identity of a woman killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 20/59 Wednesday afternoon.

By Stephanie TaylorStaff Writer

Alabama State Troopers have released the identity of a woman killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 20/59 Wednesday afternoon.The victim was Diane Horton, 62, of Dora in Walker County, according to a news release. Her vehicle struck an 18-wheeler before colliding with two other vehicles, according to Trooper Charles Dysart.Horton was driving a 2008 Toyota Camry. A passenger in that vehicle as well as four other people were injured in the five-vehicle crash.Traffic was re-routed for more than three hours as a result of the crash.Two of the injured people were taken by medical helicopter to a hospital in Birmingham, according to Alabama State Troopers.The accident involved two 18-wheelers and three private vehicles. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes, near the Interstate 359 interchange near Phifer Wire. Southbound traffic was re-routed to I-359, 35th Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Moody Swamp Road. Traffic re-entered the interstate at the Black Warrior Parkway interchange. The accident happened at 12:57 p.m., and the southbound lanes were re-opened for traffic about 5 p.m.Alabama State Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash. No further details were released.Others injured in the crash include:Angela Mims, 52, Pamela Mims, 52, and Julia Mims, 74, of Tuscaloosa; Linda Crabb, 49, of Birmingham and Jeffery Wall, 43, of Vestavia Hills.